Margali's Griffin Wood Ranch

[Margali]

Constellation is Orion the hunter. His belt and Betelguese are actually easier for me to find that the Big Dipper.

 

[Margali]

Evening chores done. It is 14F with 10mph wind. I startled a poor cardinal that was in leanto above grain bins. He took off into the woods.

 

[Margali]

I banded twin ramling today. He's 8 weeks old and becoming a pest. Tried to get fresh with Oreo last night. She jumped away and ended up all 4 feet in food bunk. Proceeded to turn upsidedown and flail wildly. I got kicked in stomach a couple times dragging her upright.

I think this looks right? Two orange bands without catching nipples and both lumps inside sack. He's up and limping slightly. I'll leave him with Aria for rest of cold snap.

 

[farmerjan]

We never use 2 bands because of the tissue inbetween becoming infected... watch that. Yes, 2 testicles (lumps) in the sack.. you want to catch the smallest part of the "neck of the sack" where it comes out of the body. You might want to get a little help and cut one of the bands off. Or see if it can slide(roll it) down so they are both right together...

 

[Margali]

Yesterday there was a pack of strays in home acre fighting Bruno. Hubby Alijah nailed one with Red Ryder and Bruno chased them off. Hera and sheep ran home and hubby closed gate for them.

So today sheep got to stay in pen and eat hay. I didn't want to risk the strays going 3:1 against Hera if they came back and got thru home/paddock fence.

 

[Margali]

@farmerjan I cut the band farther from body today at dinner check. Big Twin still doing good but not fast enough to dodge me. He tried to leap over a ewe and high centered.

 

[Baymule]

Y’all need to practice with a .22
Or because of closeness of houses, a pump up pellet gun

 

[Margali]

@Baymule I forgot I was posting this on BYH not Facebook, LOL. Red Ryder is a Red Ryder BB gun. We also have a Ruger 22 if trouble is in back sheep paddocks.

 

[Baymule]

@Baymule I forgot I was posting this on BYH not Facebook, LOL. Red Ryder is a Red Ryder BB gun. We also have a Ruger 22 if trouble is in back sheep paddocks.

I know what it is, I just prefer a more permanent solution. SSS.

 

[Mini Horses]

A "one & done" solution